L-2-Aminopentanoic Acid
Also known as L-Norvaline (or L-Nor-Valine), L-2-Aminopentanoic Acid is a modified form of the branched chain amino acid, L-Valine, with unique biological effects. Unlike L-Valine, however, L-Norvaline is not involved in protein synthesis. Instead, L-Norvaline acts as a potent enzyme inhibitor. In particular, L-Norvaline directly inhibits arginase, the enzyme that acts to limit the production of nitric oxide. By inhibiting arginase, L-Norvaline dramatically increases nitric oxide synthesis, vasodilation, vascularity, muscle hardness and density. Furthermore, L-Norvaline stabilizes arginine, ensuring that it stays active longer. Combining the arginase-inhibition action of L-Norvaline with the nitric-oxide-synthase promoting actions of beta-alanine, magnesium tanshinoate B, and citrulline malate would shatter your natural nitric-oxide production limits and ensure your workouts will never be the same again!
Magnesium Tanshinoate B
Plasmagen Nitrate includes Magnesium Tanshinoate B (MTB) to create a perfect blend of workout potentiators and recovery agents like no other. MTB is an active hydrophilic compound purified from the dried root and rhizome of danshen (Salvia miltiorrhiza), the Chinese herb. MTB, also known as lithospermic B magnesium salt, or magnesium lithospermate B, has been used in Traditional Chinese Medicine as an effective medium in stimulating blood flow, reducing inflammation (pain), eliminating blood stasis, and achieving a balanced state of mind. Now you begin to see why we got interested in this unique compound! In particular, MTB has been shown to significantly boost nitric oxide production in endothelial cells, leading to radical elevations in vasodilation and vascular tone. Besides, MTB’s unique pharmacological actions extend to promotion of cardiovascular function, inhibition of ischemia and hyperplasia, inhibition of renal dysfunction, liver damage, and lung fibrosis, counteraction of mitochondrial dysfunction, depletion of reactive oxygen species, protection of endothelial cells from low density lipoprotein oxidation, and boosting of cellular energy. Clearly, MTB is an important part of Plasmagen Nitrate, acting in synergy with the other agents in the blend to deliver unparalleled workout intensity, vascular tone, muscle growth, rapid recovery, and optimised immune function.
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